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Indo-Bulgarian beat Pleven by 29 runs!
Apoorv Mishra 77* (38) | Rohit Dhiman 2/9 Bakhtiar Tahiri 57 (31) | Amal Thomas 2/36
Despite their best efforts, Pleven could not quite amass this giant of a total that Indo-Bulgarian had set up for them when they batted first. A lot was expected from their opening duo of Apoorv Mishra and Nithin Sunil and they did not disappoint.
Sunil departed for a well-made 16 but it was Mishra who stole the show for them. Despite his valiant knock of an unbeaten 77, he could not quite seal the deal for Pleven. Indo-Bulgarian, deservedly so, managed to script a comfortable win over Pleven.
They were served well by the likes of Adrian Dunbar and Bakhtiar Tahiri earlier in the day, and their bowlers followed up from there. Apoorv Mishra did as much as he could and took his side close to the total that they were chasing.
But 142 can seem to be unsurmountable to the best of teams at the best of times, and it was no different for Pleven here. They will, however, take a lot of confidence from this and take the momentum forward further into the competition.
10
overs
113/4score
0
0
4
2
0
6
runs
Apoorv Mishra*
77(36)
Jassim Raheem
0(0)
Rohit Singh
0/20
9.6 Rohit Singh to Apoorv Mishra, SIX! Ends the match with a six. In the slot outside off, Mishra launches this down the ground and comfortably clears the long-off fence.
9.5 Rohit Singh to Apoorv Mishra, fuller outside off, in the blockhole and goes under the bat of Mishra.
9.4 Rohit Singh to Apoorv Mishra, that was a length delivery a shade outside off, Mishra clears his front leg and slams it away bursting through the fingers of the extra cover fielder and a couple of runs taken.
9.3 Rohit Singh to Apoorv Mishra, FOUR! That was on a length a shade outside off, Mishra swings at that, ends up getting the outside edge which flies past the short third man fielder and off to the fence.
9.2 Rohit Singh to Apoorv Mishra, that's a wild swing to a fuller one a shade outside off, loses his shape and gets beaten.
9.1 Rohit Singh to Apoorv Mishra, short of a length delivery angling down, pulled away straight to the deep square leg fielder and he denies the single.
Jassim Raheem, RHB, is the new batter.
Rohit Singh [1-0-8-0] will bowl the final over.
Nine overs have been completed, with Pleven needing 42 runs off the last over. It looks all but certain that Indo-Bulgarian will pull off a win somehow.
9
overs
101/4score
0
w
0
0
0
w
runs
Jishnu Sivakumar*
0(4)
Apoorv Mishra
65(30)
Rohit Dhiman
2/9
8.6 Rohit Dhiman to Jishnu Sivakumar, WICKET! Sivakumar comes down the track and tries to flay away the length delivery over covers, gets beaten and the keeper does the rest to whip off the bails.
Jishnu Shivakumar st Shafquat Khan b Rohit Dhiman 0 (4b 0x4 0x6)
8.5 Rohit Dhiman to Jishnu Sivakumar, plays it away towards the mid-on region.
8.4 Rohit Dhiman to Jishnu Sivakumar, on a length around off and a middle, defended by Sivakumar.
8.3 Rohit Dhiman to Jishnu Sivakumar, on a good-length a shade outside off, Sivakumar tries to carve it away past point but gets beaten.
Jishnu Sivakumar, RHB, is in at 5.
8.2 Rohit Dhiman to Mohammad Arham, WICKET! Arham has to depart. It also keeps Mishra off strike. Was on a good-length around the middle stump channel, Arham makes some room and tries to swipe it across the line, ends up getting a top edge which has beeen safely taken by the extra cover fielder.
Mohammad Arham c Sahil Kumar b Rohit Dhiman 1 (3b 0x4 0x6)
8.1 Rohit Dhiman to Mohammad Arham, a wild swing to a length delivery a shade outside off, gets beaten on this occasion.
Rohit Dhiman [1-0-9-0] comes back into the attack.
41 runs needed off two overs! Pleven might just get there if Mishra comes on strike and manages to swing a few lusty blows into the stands!